Turkey’s energy import bill down 31% in 9 months

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 22:10:00 +0100world-news-monitor (en)

Turkey’s energy import bill in the January-September period saw a 31.5% decrease to $21.5 billion from the same period last year. US$1 equals 8.49 Turkish liras. Latest Turkey News: Quake toll rises to 116 in Turkey; rescuers finish searches; Man ‘forced’ to inform on fellow Uighurs for China is....

Quake toll rises to 116 in Turkey; rescuers finish searches

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 16:31:00 +0100world-news-monitor (en)

The death toll in last week’s Aegean Sea earthquake has risen to 116 as rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir completed their searches of the final collapsed buildings. Man ‘forced’ to inform on fellow Uighurs for China is shot in Turkey; Spotlight: Weak Turkish currency puts indebted companies at....

IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 8154: Urban Seismic Risk Assessment by Integrating Direct Economic Loss and Loss of Statistical Life: An Empirical Study in Xiamen, China

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 14:14:00 +0100mdpi (en)

The growing densities of human and economic activities in cities lead to more severe consequences when a catastrophe such as an earthquake occurs. This study on urban seismic risk evaluation is carried out from the perspective of the direct loss caused by disasters in urban areas, including the....

MetMalaysia proactively monitors earthquake, tsunami threats

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 06:34:00 +0100thesundaily (en)

KUALA LUMPUR: Taking the tsunami which affected several northern peninsular states on Dec 26, 2004 as a lesson learnt, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) will continue to proactively act and monitor earthquake activities as well as issue tsunami warnings in the country.